Electroporation Modelling of Irregularly Nucleated Cell with Perinuclear Space

Electroporation technique is based on the perturbation of the cell membrane through the application of high-voltage electric pulses of short duration. In this paper, a non-linear dispersive model of the electroporation process in irregularly nucleated shaped cells is presented. In particular, the nuclear envelope was modeled as two lipid membranes separated by a perinuclear space. The dispersive properties of biological media was taken into account using a Debye-based relationship. The Multiphysics model solves simultaneously the Maxwell equations, the Smoluchowski equation, describing the creation and closure of pores, and the equations describing the temporal evolution of pore radius.